Currently 48 active fellowships, across AI, arts, film, journalism, research, tech and cross-disciplinary practice. Hand-curated and updated weekly. Almost every entry is funded; a few notable unpaid open calls and festival submissions are included as clearly flagged exceptions. Browse the list below, or use the interactive desk for filtering and shortlisting.
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Tech Policy Press is recruiting its 2027 fellowship cohort to pursue independent reporting and analysis on urgent questions at the intersection of technology and democracy. Since 2023 the programme has supported 25 fellows from 11 countries across three cohorts, writing on AI governance, tech regulation, digital rights and the entanglement of state and corporate power. WHO IT IS FOR: mid-career journalists, researchers, lawyers and public policy professionals with a strong background in a specific tech policy area, a particular geography, or technology's impact on democracy and society. Applicants from the Global Majority and from communities underrepresented in media are encouraged, as are projects that centre communities and regions usually excluded from global tech policy conversations. Contributions can range from original reporting to policy analysis, and technical practitioners are welcome as long as the work fits the publication's editorial purview. EXPECTATIONS: at least one piece of analysis or reporting per month (exclusive to Tech Policy Press, though it may be republished elsewhere), a mandatory hour-long monthly cohort meeting, a monthly check-in with the editorial team, collaboration with other fellows and the masthead, agreed deadlines, and disclosure of conflicts of interest. Applicants should arrive with a clear area of focus and a sense of how the work will inform both the public and decision-makers. APPLY via the online form by 11:59pm EDT on 24 September 2026, with a CV or resume, a cover letter of no more than two pages, links to prior publications (open access, published within the past three years, at least one in English and at least one solo-authored; social posts, pre-prints and unpublished coursework do not count) and two professional references. Shortlisted candidates may be invited to an online interview. Decisions are expected by early December 2026. Two optional Zoom information sessions run on 9 September at 8am EDT and 16 September at 7pm EDT; registration required.
The American Academy in Berlin is an independent, nonprofit institute for advanced study in the arts, humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and public policy, whose primary mission is to strengthen the cultural and intellectual ties between the United States and Germany. Each year, after a rigorous selection process, the Academy awards roughly two dozen semester-long Berlin Prize fellowships to individuals who demonstrate excellence in their fields. DISCIPLINES: applications are welcome across the humanities, social sciences, law, journalism and various areas of public policy. The Academy generally encourages projects addressing pressing issues of the day, specifically naming democracy, security, technology and society (especially AI), energy including climate, and global order. Dedicated fellowships also support projects in Jewish studies, German studies, and public health and biotechnology. Project proposals need not focus on Germany, but candidates should explain how a residency in Berlin would enhance their work. NOT ACCEPTED: proposals in mathematics or the natural sciences. NOTE FOR ARTISTS: visual artists and composers are invited through separate, nomination-based competitions, so there is no open application route for them here. ELIGIBILITY: fellowships are restricted to citizens and permanent residents of the United States. Both emerging and established figures are eligible. PhD holders qualify as emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work beyond the dissertation; candidates in non-academic fields such as journalism, filmmaking and policy need a significant record of publication or production; fiction and nonfiction writers must have published at least one book with a reputable press. WHAT FELLOWS DO: fellows present their work to audiences in and around Berlin through lectures, readings, public discussions, performances and film screenings, and should be willing to engage with relevant German institutions, organizations and the media; these activities are integral to the Academy's mission of fostering transatlantic dialogue. APPLICATION MATERIALS: a project proposal of 1,500 to 1,750 words plus a one-page bibliography; a curriculum vitae of up to 10 pages; two writing samples totalling no more than 60 pages; and three letters of recommendation, which are due 2 October 2026. DEADLINE: Friday 25 September 2026 at 12:00 noon Eastern Time (18:00 Central European Time). TIMELINE: all candidates are notified of the competition outcome by email in late March 2027; the 2027-28 Berlin Prize recipients are announced in May 2027.
The Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library awards fifteen fellowships a year to writers and scholars (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, playwriting, translation, and academic research) whose projects draw on the Library's collections. Fellows receive USD 90,000, an office, and full research access for a September-May term in residence. Open internationally. Deadline 25 September 2026, 5pm EDT; apply via the NYPL online application portal.
The Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (IAPS) runs a three-month, fully funded AI policy fellowship placing fellows on concrete AI governance and policy research projects. Spring 2027 cohort: 22 February to 14 May 2027, opening with a mandatory in-person component in Washington DC from 22 February to 5 March 2027, after which fellows work from the DC office, the London office or remotely. STIPENDS: USD 18,000 for Fellows and USD 24,000 for Senior Fellows, plus USD 3,000 extra on the in-person DC or London tracks, healthcare benefits and a USD 500 professional development stipend. ELIGIBILITY: no technical background or prior policy experience required; the DC track requires the right to work in the US between 22 February and 14 May 2027, and no visa sponsorship is available for the US or UK; the remote track is open globally with country-specific exceptions. TIMELINE: initial responses mid-October 2026, live interviews in November, final selections early December. Deadline 27 September 2026. Apply at https://www.guidedtrack.com/programs/ll4vpg7/run.
ELIGIBILITY: two Researcher-in-Residence positions in 2027. Open to early-career researchers of any discipline (data science, social science, computer science, humanities) who are currently working on a PhD or within 5 years of their PhD end date. You must have, or be able to secure, an affiliation with a Dutch university or research institute willing to second you; external PhD students may use the funding to obtain such a contract. Your project must make use of one or more of the KB digital collections and you must be able to work with primarily Dutch data. You must be available at 0.5 FTE over 6 months and able to spend two days a week on-site at the KB in The Hague. COLLECTIONS: over 130 million digitized pages of newspapers, magazines, radio bulletins and books from 1470 onward (via Delpher and DBNL), a born-digital web collection of more than 23,000 websites, ground-truth and derived datasets on the KB Lab, and metadata including Linked Data. APPLY: use the official proposal template and submit a single PDF by 27 September 2026 to dh@kb.nl, after reading the call's terms and conditions; questions to dh@kb.nl. TIMELINE: deadline 27 September 2026; internal eligibility review followed by an external committee review; outcome notified November 2026; residencies start Q1 and Q3 2027. DISCIPLINES: digital humanities / data science / computational research with cultural-heritage collections. NOTE: the output is usually a dataset or tool prototype hosted on the KB Lab; you agree to share results via blog posts on the KB Lab and to publish resulting tools or data under an open license within 6 months of the residency. Proposals should align with the KB Research Agenda or the Cultural AI Lab.
Gallery Route One, a nonprofit artist-run gallery in Point Reyes Station, offers a two-year fellowship for emerging artists from the greater Bay Area. WHAT YOU GET: USD 1,500 toward the production and presentation of work; a minimum of ten exhibition opportunities across the 24 months, including one solo show and one two-person exhibition; mentoring from GRO artists; publicity, receptions, artist talks, radio appearances and studio visits; website and social media exposure; professional development; networking with artists, donors and the community; and eligibility to teach in GRO's Artist in the Schools Program. ELIGIBILITY: artists aged 21 to 40 who live or work in the greater Bay Area within commuting distance of Point Reyes Station, with a serious fine arts practice built on training, education or experience, a portfolio of work from the last five years, and clear goals for artistic development and public exposure. Two fellows are selected each cycle. Applications are accepted 1 to 30 September 2026 via the form on the fellowship page. DEADLINE: 30 September 2026.
Columbia University's Institute for Ideas and Imagination brings a cohort of scholars and artists to Reid Hall in Paris for an academic year (September 2027 to May 2028), with a USD 75,000 stipend, housing, and research support. The creative-arts category explicitly includes visual and sound arts and film alongside writing and composition. ELIGIBILITY: any nationality, but artists must not be permanently residentent in the United States (Netherlands-based artists qualify). Deadline 30 September 2026.
The European Cultural Foundation invites artists to research its historical archives, held at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence, through a new Artistic Research Fellowship with a EUR 10,000 grant covering travel, accommodation, and living costs; the artistic output is delivered within two years. A strong fit for archive-driven, research-based, and critical data practices. Deadline 30 September 2026, 17:00 CET. ELIGIBILITY: professional creatives in visual arts, performing arts, film and audiovisual practices, podcasting and audio storytelling, documentary, journalism or literary practices, who can demonstrate a research-based practice and a clear dissemination strategy. Applications and all supporting documentation must be in English, submitted via the online form. Fellows work at the HAEU inside the scholarly community of the European University Institute, with the archives housed at Villa Salviati. A parallel Academic Research Fellowship of EUR 5,000, for PhD and postdoctoral researchers, early-career researchers within ten years of their master's or doctorate, and independent scholars, is listed separately on the desk and shares this deadline.
The Wilson Center, the congressionally chartered nonpartisan policy research institution in Washington DC, awards 10 to 20 research fellowships for its 2027-2028 class. Fellows conduct research and write in their areas of interest while interacting with policymakers in Washington and with other fellows. The Center accepts policy-relevant, nonpartisan proposals that address key foreign policy challenges confronting the United States and the world, and projects must align with at least one of the Center's four scholarship pillars: strategic competition, economic statecraft, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, and regional scholarship. The technology and innovation pillar is the relevant route for AI governance, emerging technology and digital policy projects, which the Center also supports through its Science and Technology Innovation Program. Fellows work remotely for the duration of the fellowship; the Center covers travel costs for two required trips to Washington DC at the beginning and the conclusion of the term. The stipend is USD 10,000 per month for the twelve-month term, which runs 1 June 2027 to 30 May 2028. ELIGIBILITY: academic candidates need a PhD in hand and either a published book or monograph beyond the dissertation, or a substantial body of research articles (five or more) in reputable peer-reviewed journals. Non-academic applicants (practitioners, journalists, public intellectuals) need at least ten years of relevant experience and a record of substantial policy impact. There is no citizenship restriction, but English proficiency is required. Applications, including letters of recommendation, must be submitted online via Interfolio by 11:59pm ET on 30 September 2026. Questions: fellowships@wilsoncenter.org. NOTE: this is an open-topic foreign policy fellowship, not an AI-specific one; the technology angle depends on how you scope the proposal.
The academic track of the ECF Fellowship Programme, which fosters new research engaging with the history of the European Cultural Foundation and the broader role of culture in European integration. The ECF was established in 1954 by figures including Denis de Rougemont, Robert Schuman, Hendrik Brugmans and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, on the belief that Europe will not be built by treaties alone. Over seventy years it has produced programmes, institutes, campaigns and collaborations, including a contribution to shaping and implementing the ERASMUS student mobility scheme. That legacy is now preserved at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence alongside the records of the EU's main institutions, a placement that itself recognises the Foundation's role in European integration. ELIGIBILITY for the Academic Research Fellowship: researchers in European studies, cultural studies, history and related fields across the humanities and social sciences, specifically PhD and postdoctoral researchers, early-career researchers within ten years of completing a master's or doctoral degree, and independent scholars with an active research profile. Fellows work at the HAEU embedded in the international scholarly community of the European University Institute, with the archives housed at Villa Salviati. Applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted in English through the online form. NOTE: this is the EUR 5,000 academic track. The EUR 10,000 Artistic Research Fellowship, open to professional creatives in visual arts, performing arts, film and audiovisual practices, podcasting and audio storytelling, documentary, journalism and literary practices, is listed separately on the desk and shares the same deadline.
The Camargo Foundation invites artists, scholars and thinkers to its flagship Core Fellowship: a ten-week self-directed residency on its clifftop campus overlooking the Mediterranean in Cassis, France, dedicated to research, experimentation and interdisciplinary exchange. Curators apply under the Thinkers category, which covers accomplished professionals and practitioners in cultural and creative fields who are professionally engaged in critical thought, including curators, critics and journalists; projects should engage theoretical, artistic or societal questions. WHAT YOU GET: a stipend of EUR 350 per week (EUR 3,500 total), basic transportation funding, and a furnished apartment with an equipped kitchen on campus. Fourteen fellowships are awarded per year: seven for artists and seven for scholars and thinkers. RESIDENCY PERIODS: Fall 2027 (8 September to 17 November 2027) or Spring 2028 (23 February to 4 May 2028). ELIGIBILITY: artists in visual arts, performance, writing, film, music or multidisciplinary work with at least 5 years of professional practice; scholars holding or pursuing a PhD focused on French and Francophone cultures or cross-cultural Mediterranean studies; and thinkers as described above. APPLICATION: via Submittable with a 100-word proposal summary, a 1,200-word proposal narrative, a 300-word rationale for Camargo, a 300-word career-stage rationale, a CV (max 3 pages), work samples and two references. NOTE: the foundation has announced that this is the final Fellowship selected through a public open call until further notice; a new selection process begins in July 2027, making this the last chance to apply directly.
Long-running fellowship for in-depth, investigative written reporting on subjects of public interest, now administered by the Fund for Investigative Journalism after the foundation's December 2025 merger. For seasoned reporters with a body of in-depth written work; freelancers are encouraged and staff journalists may apply if they take leave (part-time work is allowed during the fellowship, full-time is not). Twelve-month fellows produce four articles, six-month fellows two. Decisions by end of 2026. Distinct from FIJ's regular reporting grants. No application fee.
The curatorial strand of the Braunschweig Projects fellowship programme at Braunschweig University of Art (HBK Braunschweig), funded by the State of Lower Saxony, offers one curator a twelve-month fellowship beginning 1 April 2027. The fellow develops a curatorial concept culminating in a final exhibition and presentation in January/February 2028; projects should ideally connect to a museum, collection or cultural institution in Lower Saxony. WHAT YOU GET: EUR 1,600 per month for twelve months, a rent-free studio apartment designed for one person (with a EUR 250 monthly contribution towards incidental living costs charged to the fellow), a subsidy of up to EUR 4,000 to support exhibition activities and a EUR 2,000 travel budget. ELIGIBILITY: applicants must have gained initial curatorial experience of at least three years; no formal degree is specified. Fellows may not hold regular income from third parties or other state funding during the fellowship, and must spend at least eight months of the HBK lecture period on site in Braunschweig. Participation in the Welcome Weeks (19 to 30 April 2027) and the final presentation is mandatory. APPLICATION: submit a project draft covering research, preparation, implementation, budget and communication plans via the HBK application portal. DEADLINE: 4 October 2026, 23:59. The artistic fellowships strand (fine arts and sound art) runs in parallel with the same deadline.
With Braunschweig Projects, HBK Braunschweig (one of Germany's largest art academies, with fine arts, art education, performing arts, design, visual communication, art history and media studies) offers 7 artistic fellowships on behalf of the State of Lower Saxony for 2027/28: 5 in fine arts and 2 in sound art. The programme promotes young artists and internationalisation, and is aimed at artists who want to work on a project in the immediate vicinity of HBK; proposals should make a significant contribution to the further development of forms of artistic practice. Each fellow is assigned a self-chosen mentor from the fine arts professors, all professors of the fine arts department are available for artistic discourse, and fellows can present their project's progress within the university. Fellows are expected to participate in the Welcome Weeks (19 to 30 April 2027) and a joint final presentation in January/February 2028, and must reside at HBK for at least 8 months during the summer and winter semester lecture periods. FUNDING: EUR 1,600 per month for 12 months from 1 April 2027, a rent-free one-person studio apartment (EUR 250 per month contribution to incidental costs), and an allowance for project and travel costs; a short final report (about 1 page) is due at the end. ELIGIBILITY: a successfully completed art degree, with the most recent studies completed after 31 March 2016 and before 1 April 2023; proof of extensive artistic practice and exhibition participation; no regular third-party benefits (salary, work scholarships or state subsidy) during the funding period. APPLICATION: in German or English by email to application-bsprojects[at]hbk-bs.de, addressed to President Prof. Dr. Ana Dimke, with the completed and signed application form, an artistic profile (one file, max 15MB: name, website and social media, artist statement max 350 words, project description max 350 words, portfolio of 10 to 15 works, short CV, links to 3 password-free video/audio files) and the diploma of the most recent degree (PDF, max 1MB). DEADLINE: 4 October 2026. A separate Braunschweig Projects curatorial fellowship for 2027/28 runs in parallel.
Fellowships supporting enterprise and investigative reporting with a business or economic angle, from the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Business Journalism at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, CUNY. Tech-platform economies, AI labour, data-broker investigations, digital-economy beats and similar tech-and-business stories fit naturally. ELIGIBILITY: working journalists with at least 5 years of professional experience; freelancers and staff are both eligible worldwide. CYCLES: Fall 2026 cycle deadline 12 October 2026; spring cycle expected around April 2027. No application fee.
The Institute for Law & AI's Winter Research Fellowship (EU Law) is a 10-week full-time paid research fellowship for lawyers who want to deepen their understanding of AI and law and contribute to the field, with close support and mentorship from LawAI staff. Previous Seasonal Research Fellows have gone on to legal and policy roles in the European AI Office, leading AI companies, academia and think tanks, including LawAI itself. FUNDING: a GBP 1,000 weekly stipend plus a GBP 7,000 relocation and housing payment; fellows work from LawAI's Cambridge, UK office, with remote candidates considered in exceptional circumstances. ELIGIBILITY: open to graduate law students, professionals and academics with diverse skill sets, experience levels and degrees of knowledge in AI law and policy. Fellowship runs 1 February to 9 April 2027. Applications are considered on a rolling basis as received, so apply early. DEADLINE: 12 October 2026.
The Creative Catalyst Fellowship from the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund supports individual artists whose work engages the public on critical issues facing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and can serve as a catalyst for civic participation. Up to eight artists each receive USD 30,000 to produce work with the potential to break through to broader audiences and spark conversation around the 2027 theme, Belonging: a sense of community, home, agency and the essential right for AAPI communities to flourish, as a counterweight to racism and violence. Fellows join a yearlong cohort (January to December 2027) convened for peer sharing and learning. REQUIRED: a virtual orientation, the two-day in-person Fellows retreat on 16 to 18 February 2027 (location to be finalised; the AAPI Fund covers travel and accommodation), virtual check-ins through the year, and a narrative report; showcasing at AAPI Fund events is optional. OFFERINGS beyond the grant: the annual retreat connecting fellows with community work and the wider social justice movement, a communications consultant to place local and national news stories, digital advertising promoting the final products, introductions to AAPI organisations, exhibition placement support (priority to venues experienced with social justice themes), and replica development such as posters, books, calendars and stickers. ELIGIBILITY: individual artists only (no organisations or collectives), 18 or older, US residency required; there is no citizenship requirement, but selected fellows provide a W-9 or W-8BEN. Work must connect with AAPI communities. Eligible forms include visual art (printmaking, illustration, photography, modular installations), digital media, written forms and hybrid work; feature-length film, fully staged theater, dance works and large-scale fixed installations are ineligible, though such practices can be adapted into more concise formats. Previous fellows may reapply three years after completing their fellowship. APPLICATION: via the online form with up to five examples of work relating to the proposed project as a single PDF (portfolio or website links allowed). Deadline 15 October 2026 at 11:59pm PT; fellowship announcement 14 January 2027. Artwork must be completed by 15 August 2027. Contact: creative@aapifund.org with subject CC inquiry.
The Tilting Axis Fellowship 2027 supports researchers, designers, writers, curators and cultural producers based in the Caribbean region, led by Nieuwe Instituut with Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Fresh Milk (Barbados), RAA! (Aruba) and Instituto Buena Bista (Curacao). Formal degrees are not required; the program prioritises creativity, critical thinking and strong potential over credentials. FUNDING: a EUR 2,500 stipend per fellow, up to EUR 1,000 additional travel budget for research-related movement within or beyond the Caribbean, and full coverage of airfare and programming for the Netherlands visit. PROGRAM: six weeks in April-May 2027 with weekly check-ins and a self-defined project milestone, including a 10-day visit to the Netherlands with five days of tailored cultural programming, site visits and meetings with artists and institutions. ELIGIBILITY: residents of designated Caribbean territories (including Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago and others); diaspora members based elsewhere are not eligible. APPLY: proposals by email to ta-fellowship@nieuweinstituut.nl. DEADLINE: 15 October 2026.
Culture Push, the New York nonprofit founded by artists to support hybrid art and civic experimental practice, selects 6 to 8 fellows per cycle for its yearlong Fellowship for Utopian Practice. The fellowship backs boundary-pushing, socially engaged projects that are new and without prior institutional support. WHAT YOU GET: a USD 2,250 stipend, fiscal sponsorship for fundraising, and structured feedback and mentoring across the year. ELIGIBILITY: minimum of three years of experience; currently enrolled undergraduates cannot apply; group and collaborative proposals are welcome; project work must take place within the five boroughs and fellows must live within commuting distance of New York City (not strictly NYC residents). The same deadline also covers the 2027 Black Utopian Fellowship, Disability Arts + Dreaming Fellowship, and Climate Justice Fellowship. Info sessions were held 24 September (virtual) and 26 September (in person). DEADLINE: 15 October 2026 at 11:59 pm ET. Fellowship runs January to December 2027.
Tate, in collaboration with Delfina Foundation, invites applications for the thirteenth Brooks International Fellowship Programme: two 6-month fellowships in 2027 for international researchers based outside the UK, hosted in the Tate Britain Curatorial Division and complemented by activities and residency life at Delfina Foundation. FELLOWSHIP 1, Leonora Carrington: Art and the Theatre of Life: foundational research into the British-Mexican artist's interest in theatre, performance and performativity, locating, analysing and contextualising theatrical materials across archives, manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and ephemera, and situating them within Carrington's transnational career; a Fellow with knowledge of the Mexican social-political context, culture and performance histories of the second half of the twentieth century is particularly well placed. FELLOWSHIP 2, Artist Supported Studios: contributing to research and development of the 2028 Tate Britain Commission through the lens of artists who work with supported studios (organisations enabling disabled and neurodivergent artists to develop sustained professional practices), exploring how galleries, commissioned artists and supported studios can develop different forms of communication and ways of working through the commissioning process, how collaborative practices can be documented and interpreted while remaining attentive to artistic agency, and how the research can shape future institutional practice. Fellows live at Delfina Foundation with a desk in their room plus hot-desking, work at Tate Britain, collaborate across Tate sites, get access to Tate's collection, archive, staff and networks, and present their practice at Tate and Delfina events. APPLICATION: download and return the Word application form from the Tate jobs page (only returned Word forms are accepted; nothing is filled in online). DEADLINE: Wednesday 21 October 2026, 17:00 GMT.
Asymmetry Art Foundation and Nottingham Contemporary offer a fully funded two-year Assistant Curator Fellowship embedded in the curatorial team of one of Europe's leading contemporary art institutions. The fellowship is geared towards an early-career curator who, to any extent, identifies with Chinese or Sinophone cultures or backgrounds, continuing Asymmetry's programme of curatorial fellowships at UK institutions (previous placements include Chisenhale Gallery and Whitechapel Gallery). WHAT YOU DO: contribute to exhibitions, artist commissions, live programmes, research, writing and institutional development, working across all stages of projects while developing independent curatorial work and joining Asymmetry's international network of scholars and practitioners. WHAT YOU GET: an annual salary of GBP 27,556 plus pension and National Insurance contributions, annual leave plus UK bank holidays, visa and legal fee assistance where required, and a travel and relocation allowance. ELIGIBILITY: early-career curators with roughly 1 to 3 years of experience, an educational background in art history, cultural studies or related fields, familiarity with contemporary artistic practices, direct experience collaborating with artists, and proficiency in English. Applications must be in English; accessibility support is available via fellowship@asymmetryart.org. APPLICATION: via the Asymmetry application portal. DEADLINE: 25 October 2026. The fellowship runs 6 April 2027 to 5 April 2029.
The MATS Residency, announced in August 2026 as a new track alongside the seasonal MATS fellowship, funds 6 to 24 months of high-independence AI safety research for experienced researchers, whether already in AI safety or moving in from adjacent fields. COMPENSATION: USD 155,000 to 285,000 per year gross depending on location, seniority and experience, plus insurance, retirement plan, PTO (17 days US / 20 days UK), conference funding, catered meals, and up to USD 25,000 in relocation support. ELIGIBILITY: at least one substantial piece of research-caliber work; credentials are not required. Full-time (part-time case by case for academics on sabbatical), in person at MATS offices in Berkeley, London, or Washington DC, with visa support where required. TIMELINE: the Winter 2027 intake window runs 25 August to 31 October 2026 (AoE), with decisions by end of November and interviews plus a paid work test in the first week of December; three intake windows per year.
The Open Notebook's paid fellowship for early-career science journalists is open for its 2027 round. Fellows spend twelve months working part-time and remotely with a personal mentor, reporting and writing articles about the craft of science journalism that are published at The Open Notebook, one of the field's central craft resources. Eligibility: early-career science journalists with fewer than three years of regular professional science-writing experience; applicants from anywhere in the world are welcome, and application materials are in English. TO APPLY: submit the application form (linked from the program page) by 31 October 2026, 11:59 PM US Central time; reference letters are due 7 November 2026. The fellowship year starts 9 February 2027.
Annual fellowship from the Black List and independent producer Cassian Elwes, now in its second decade, designed to encourage and identify new talent in independent cinema. THE AWARD: one screenwriter receives an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2027 Sundance Film Festival, the festival's first Boulder, Colorado edition (21 to 31 January 2027), with a festival pass and the chance to attend the festival, meetings and events alongside Elwes, whose credits include Mudbound, Lee Daniels' The Butler and Dallas Buyers Club. ELIGIBILITY: unrepresented feature writers whose work shows an independent sensibility and who have made less than USD 5,000 in aggregate in their film or television writing careers. HOW IT WORKS: opt in to consideration via the Black List website; a project hosted on the platform with at least one completed or pending evaluation is mandatory, so factor in the site's hosting and evaluation fees (fee waivers available). After submissions close on 1 November 2026, the Black List selects ten screenplays imbued with an independent spirit and sends them to Elwes, who picks the fellow by the end of the calendar year.
The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships place scientists and engineers inside US federal agencies, congressional offices and the judicial branch for a year of hands-on policymaking, contributing technical knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policy process. AI, data and computing policy placements are among the largest tracks, and AAAS runs a dedicated AI legislative branch cohort that places AI experts in congressional offices at GS-12 Step 10 on the DC locality scale. ELIGIBILITY: US citizens holding a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in any science or engineering field, or a master's degree in engineering plus three years of post-degree professional experience; some tracks accept a bachelor's plus five years. Relevant expertise includes AI, machine learning, computer science, robotics and data science. Fellows must reside in DC, Maryland or northern Virginia during the fellowship year. TIMELINE: the application portal opens 1 August 2026 and closes 1 November 2026 at 11:59pm ET, with eligibility notification in late November, interview notification January to February 2027, semi-finalist interviews in March, placement offers by early May, and the fellowship year running 1 September 2027 to 31 August 2028. Apply through fellowshipapp.aaas.org.
The American-Scandinavian Foundation's award program for study and research abroad is its longest-standing commitment to educational exchange: over the past 100 years, more than 4,000 fellowships and grants have gone to Americans working in the Nordic region and Scandinavians in the US engaged in study, research, or creative arts projects. Fellowships for Americans in the Nordic Countries support projects in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Sapmi. AMOUNTS: long-term fellowships of up to USD 23,000 for 4 to 12 months, and short-term grants of up to USD 5,000 for 1 to 3 months; awards are given in all fields, with graduate students (preferably dissertation-related), academic professionals, and creative artists eligible. In 2026, 31 American Fellows were granted over USD 277,390 in total. REPORTING: fellows abroad more than six months submit an interim report mid-project, and all fellows submit a final narrative report within 60 days of the fellowship period's end. DEADLINE: 1 November 2026 for the 2027-28 cycle. See ASF's Program Guidelines for full requirements and apply via the ASF application portal.
The Harry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at Austin awards research fellowships for on-site work in its collections spanning literature, photography, film, art, performing arts, music and cultural history, supporting scholarly articles, dissertations, creative works, digital humanities projects and exhibition proposals. FELLOWSHIP TYPES: Postdoctoral Fellowships of USD 3,500 per month for one or two months, open to holders of a PhD or terminal degree (MFA, MLIS), current or former faculty, and similarly qualified researchers without institutional affiliation; Dissertation Fellowships of USD 2,500 for graduate students with doctoral dissertations in progress; and Travel Stipends of USD 2,000 open to graduate students, current or former faculty and independent researchers including journalists and artists (not combinable with other Ransom Center fellowships). International recipients in all categories receive an additional one-time USD 500 stipend toward visa and travel costs. Fellows spend most days in the Reading Room consulting the collections, with access to a shared office, during a residency period between 1 June 2027 and 31 August 2028. APPLY with a three-page proposal PDF and letters of recommendation; recommendation letters are also due by the deadline. DEADLINE: 6 November 2026, 5:00 PM CST.
The A.I.R. Fellowship Program for Emerging and Underrepresented Women and Non-Binary Artists, established in 1993 by artist Stephanie Bernheim, annually awards six emerging artists based in New York City their first solo exhibition in NYC with the support of the A.I.R. community; more than 130 artists have come through the program. WHAT YOU GET: a USD 3,000 stipend, a solo exhibition at A.I.R. Gallery in spring/summer 2028, 4 to 5 professional development workshops, an assigned artist-mentor, a one-on-one studio visit with a review panelist, and curatorial and staff support across the 12-month fellowship (September 2027 to August 2028). WHO IS ELIGIBLE: women and non-binary visual artists working in any media, 18 or older, resident in the five boroughs of New York City for the full fellowship; you must not have had a solo exhibition at a permanent NYC venue in the last 10 years, must not be enrolled in a degree-granting program during the fellowship, must not be in a comparable development program, and must not be an A.I.R. staff/board member or fellowship alum. SELECTION PANEL for this cycle: Ada Potter, Jo-ey Tang and Mindy Seu. DEADLINE: 10 November 2026, 11:59pm ET. TO APPLY: via Submittable, linked from the program page.
The Kaete Hamburger Centre for Cultural Practices of Reparation (KHK CURE) at Saarland University invites applications for up to twelve fellowships for its fourth year, October 2027 to September 2028. CURE welcomes scholars from cultural studies, the humanities and the social sciences whose work examines questions of reparation and irreparability; artists holding a doctorate and experienced in academic collaboration may also apply. ANNUAL THEME: 'Things', foregrounding the material dimension of reparation: objects, artefacts and material environments through which practices such as repair, mending and reuse acquire cultural and political significance. Proposals must align with at least one of the Centre's three thematic fields (history, experience or nature) and address the annual theme. CONDITIONS: fellowships run six to twelve months from 1 October 2027; fellows on unpaid leave receive approximately EUR 6,100 to 7,200 per month before taxes depending on qualifications, or the home institution is reimbursed for replacement teaching; one round trip to Saarbruecken is reimbursed under the Saarland Travel Expense Act; a fully equipped individual workspace is provided and an apartment can be arranged for around EUR 1,250 per month; fellows must live in Saarbruecken and take part in the Centre's international, interdisciplinary research community. ELIGIBILITY: a completed PhD (submitted and defended) by the deadline; retired persons and Saarland University staff are not eligible. HOW TO APPLY: via the online form with a one-page motivation letter, CV (max 3 pages), list of publications, and a five-page project description with bibliography, in English, German or French. Notification by 30 April 2027. Deadline 30 November 2026.
The Nieman Foundation brings around two dozen journalists to Harvard each year for two semesters of study, reflection and community, one of the oldest and best-known midcareer journalism fellowships in the world. Fellows design their own course of study, audit classes across Harvard's schools and take part in Nieman's own seminars and master classes; many use the year to deepen a beat such as technology, AI accountability, science or press freedom. WHAT YOU GET: a USD 87,500 stipend paid over the nine-month academic year (2026-27 figure), plus allowances toward housing, childcare and health insurance. WHO IS ELIGIBLE: working journalists, staff or freelance, in any medium, with at least five years of full-time media experience; open to applicants from any country. Freelancers may use a recent supervising editor for one of the three required recommendation letters. Special fellowships within the program include the Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellowship in Journalism Innovation. TO APPLY: applications for the class of 2028 open in the first week of October 2026 and require two essays (personal statement and study proposal), work samples and three recommendation letters. DEADLINE: 1 December 2026 for international applicants; 31 January 2027 for US citizens.
Wave Farm, the Warhol Foundation-backed transmission arts center in Acra, NY, opens one application covering all its 2027 opportunities: the Transmission Art Residency, the Spatial Sound Residency, and two Radio Art Fellowship tracks (Research, and Community Engagement) connected to Wave Farm's WGXC radio station. WHAT YOU GET: a USD 1,000 stipend for each 10-day residency and USD 2,000 for each two-month fellowship, with access to Wave Farm's research library, transmitter and receiver equipment, and on-site staff support to develop a new transmission artwork. ELIGIBILITY: international; collaborations allowed; full-time students are ineligible except rare post-graduate cases; past residents and fellows may reapply; applicants may apply to as many opportunities as they wish but will be offered at most one; DJ sets are explicitly ineligible. A strong fit for signal-based, broadcast, spatial sound and radio-adjacent work. DEADLINE: 1 December 2026 at 11:59 pm EST. Finalists are interviewed by Zoom, with notifications in late February 2027 and residencies during 2027.
Annual screenwriting fellowship from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) administered through The Black List, awarding $20,000 each to three writers to revise a feature screenplay or pilot that engages with climate change in a compelling way. Submission and selection happen on The Black List platform; applicants should review program eligibility and any associated hosting/submission fees on blcklst.com before applying. Strong fit for narrative writers using fiction to dramatise climate, ecology, energy, or environmental-justice themes (rather than documentary). 2027 CYCLE: submissions are open until 4 December 2026 and are capped at a maximum of 500, so early entry is advised. All accepted submissions receive a free script evaluation and one free month of script hosting on the platform. Fellows also receive consultation with NRDC's Rewrite the Future team, which works to transform the onscreen portrayal of climate change beyond dystopia and apocalypse toward solutions, plus six months of mentorship from an established screenwriter; past mentors include Lucia Aniello, Dustin Lance Black, Roxane Gay, Nick Kroll and Daniel Scheinert.
The A4 Residency Art Center in Chengdu, the residency platform of the A4 Art Museum in Luxelakes Eco-City, opens its full-year 2028 recruitment. The interdisciplinary, open and collaborative platform fosters creative exchange among artists, scientists, writers and other professionals, with residents initiating participatory local activities that connect them with the city and community; A4 also organises group activities, sharing sessions, media promotion and exhibition opportunities. CYCLES: Spring 2028 (April to June) and Autumn 2028 (July to October), each approximately eight weeks. WHAT YOU GET (International Residency Fellowship, fully funded): private studio and accommodation, round-trip economy airfare or second-class train within a set budget, a production grant of RMB 10,000 per person or team for materials and production (excluding living expenses), community engagement and cultural experiences, media promotion and networking. ELIGIBILITY: multidisciplinary creators worldwide, including visual and performing artists, musicians, filmmakers, architects, curators, designers and creatives with interdisciplinary backgrounds bridging art, business and culture. APPLICATION: free; submit a photo, portfolio, CV and project proposal in English and Chinese to a4residency@a4am.cn, with the subject line specifying the programme tier and preferred cycle. DEADLINE: 31 December 2026 for the 2028 full-year recruitment. A parallel self-funded light track exists; this listing covers the funded fellowship only.
Four resident biography fellowships plus the Levy/Sloan Fellowship, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, for a biography of a figure in science or technology; separate Sherwin fellowship for nuclear-age history. Open to writers of all nationalities, with explicit preference for first-time biographers who have not yet held a biography fellowship, though mid-career and senior writers are welcome; independent writers eligible. Fellows join monthly seminars and the center's public events. Apply with CV, career narrative, project description, writing sample and two references (agents, editors and publishers are discouraged as referees). No application fee.
The Institute for Law & AI's US Summer Fellowship is a paid research fellowship at the leading edge of US AI law and policy for law students, professionals, and academics, including the Summer Institute on Law and AI in Washington DC and mentorship from LawAI research staff. FUNDING: USD 2,000 per week, a USD 10,000 relocation/housing stipend for DC-based fellows, covered flights, accommodation and meals for the Convening Week, and potentially higher subsidies for exceptional candidates. ELIGIBILITY: a strong grasp of US legal principles applicable to AI regulation via formal US legal study (incoming 1L and up) or comparable professional experience; full-time commitment 14 June to 20 August 2027; valid US work authorization required (visa sponsorship possible but not guaranteed). The application takes about 20 minutes. DEADLINE: 29 January 2027, 11:59PM ET.
The American Sunlight Project works to ensure that citizens have access to trustworthy sources to inform the choices they make in their daily lives. It is looking for a Free Expression Fellow to produce its regular newsletter on censorship, helping readers stay informed on a rapidly evolving US political landscape. RESPONSIBILITIES: compile and write 'Last Week in Censorship', a clear and engaging newsletter-style roundup of platform policy changes, censorship news and regulatory developments that erode American democracy; and, in support of the organisation's censorship tracker, compile instances from the weekly briefing into a database. IDEAL CANDIDATE: motivated to document instances of democratic backsliding in the United States and happy to take on a part-time nonprofit commitment in service of that goal. The posting explicitly welcomes students, retirees and people looking to moonlight for a good cause. REQUIRED: U.S. citizenship or legal residency; exceptional writing skills with a strong command of tone, clarity and synthesis; and knowledge of U.S. politics and social media. DESIRABLE: experience in research, journalism, public policy or a related field. STRONG PLUS: familiarity with tech policy, internet culture, free expression issues and/or platform governance. Familiarity with Substack is a plus but not required. TERMS: roughly 5 to 8 hours per week, fully remote with flexible scheduling, starting as soon as possible and running through December 2026 with possible extension pending funding, for a USD 2,500 honorarium. APPLY by emailing your CV, a short cover note of a couple of paragraphs explaining your interest, and a writing sample (preferably on a tech or policy topic) to benjamin@americansunlight.org with 'Fellow Application' in the subject line. No closing date is stated.
Robot foundation models (pi-zero, OpenVLA, GR00T and others) are approaching widespread deployment on the back of more than USD 18 billion in funding, and almost nobody is working on their safety. The Physical AI Safety Institute, a new nonprofit founded by Bear Haon and Kaylene Stocking and seeded by a grant from BlueDot Impact, describes itself as a capacity-building organisation growing the community that develops techniques to interpret, align and control robot foundation models. Its research fellowship runs in 12-week cohorts: each fellow works within a stream led by a mentor on a concrete problem in physical AI safety, with mentors drawn from researchers with track records in robot foundation models, mechanistic interpretability, safe control or adversarial robustness for embodied systems. Each cohort ends with a research symposium where fellows present their work. STREAMS: mechanistic interpretability (sparse autoencoders and activation patching for VLA and WAM architectures); adversarial robustness (jailbreaking and prompt injection in the embodied action space); runtime monitoring (detecting when a policy operates outside its competence envelope); sim-to-real safety transfer (do safety behaviours survive deployment on physical hardware); and robot security (cyberattack vectors, data poisoning and supply chain for deployed robot models). WHO SHOULD APPLY: researchers with strong technical foundations in robotics or machine learning and a demonstrated interest in safety; prior safety experience is not required. PROCESS: this stage is an expression of interest, not a full application. The form takes about two minutes and asks you to pick your stream and preferred cohort dates; concrete details including stipend figures and application deadlines are shared through that channel, and neither is published on the site as of listing. PAISI also publishes seven free curriculum modules running from classical robot safety through VLA interpretability, adversarial robustness and runtime monitoring to deployment evaluation, plus a white paper, The Case for Physical AI Safety, at paisi.ai/the-case-for-physical-ai-safety. Contact: bear@paisi.ai.
AIXI Labs is a small London-based non-profit doing AI safety research grounded in algorithmic information theory. Its stated position is that most AI research today is either mathematically clean but narrow, or practical but too opaque for rigorous safety analysis; the lab targets a third category, methods general enough to describe powerful agents and provable enough to support real safety claims, using AIXI (the theoretical model of unbounded artificial superintelligence) and then porting the strongest of those ideas to modern LLM-based agents. The fellowship is a quarterly, rolling programme for researchers who want to work on this agenda under close mentorship from the core team: Cole Wyeth (Founder and Executive Director), Marcus Hutter (Research Director) and Aram Ebtekar (Founding Research Scientist). Fellows pursue a focused research project over roughly a quarter and receive a monthly stipend plus a compute budget for machine-learning work. The fellowship is fully remote, so fellows may work from anywhere in the world or from the London base. RESPONSIBILITIES: pursue a self-directed research project aligned with the lab's algorithmic-information-theoretic approach to AI safety, spanning anything from foundational theory to empirical tests with LLM-based agents; shape the project direction around your own strengths and interests, as the lab supports a range of work within this framework; and contribute papers, blog posts or other written output communicating results to the broader AI safety and ML research communities. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: a research background at the level of a current PhD student (for primarily empirical projects, a master's-level command of the relevant mathematics paired with substantial industry or applied research experience can also qualify); solid grounding in probability, statistics, information theory and reinforcement learning, sufficient to engage seriously with AIXI-style theoretical models (prior expertise in algorithmic information theory or AIXI is NOT required); strong verbal and written communication skills; genuine motivation to reduce existential risk from advanced AI and enthusiasm for the lab's kind of work. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: publications at top ML, AI or theory venues such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ALT or COLT, though the lab values the strength of your best work over volume; background in algorithmic information theory, computability theory, learning theory or related theoretical computer science; experience fine-tuning, evaluating or red-teaming LLM-based and/or RL agents; prior engagement with the UAI/AIXI community or related fields, including members of the lab's online reading groups. APPLICATIONS are reviewed on a rolling basis and previous applicants remain eligible for later rounds.
The Institute for Advanced Study is seeking a 2026-27 Civic Science Fellow to advance understanding of the social, democratic and scientific implications of artificial intelligence. The full-time, 18-month position is based in the Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab led by Harold F. Linder Professor of Social Science Alondra Nelson. Working closely with Professor Nelson and Lab members, the Fellow contributes to research and policy analysis and to scholarly and public-facing publications, and supports multidisciplinary, multisector initiatives at the intersection of AI, science and governance. DUTIES (75% Lab work): conduct original research on the Lab's AI-and-society agenda; synthesize scholarship on the social implications of AI, sociotechnical approaches to AI governance and the epistemological implications of AI in research; contribute policy research on governance mechanisms that strengthen democratic institutions; help organize convenings and working groups; collaborate on manuscripts, reports and grant proposals; support editorial development of publications; and develop public-facing essays, policy briefs and digital materials. The remaining 25% supports the Fellow's own independent research, network-building and full participation in the intellectual life of IAS. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: a PhD in the social sciences, sciences or humanities; a strong record of scholarly research, writing and publication on the social implications of science and technology or related fields; and exceptional writing and editing skills for both academic and non-academic audiences. Preferred: specialization in science and technology studies, science and technology policy, organizational studies or qualitative methods, and demonstrated engagement with AI governance and technology policy debates. Apply with a cover letter and resume via the IAS/Paylocity posting.
The Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) Research Fellowship supports curious, passionate mid-career researchers and practitioners to explore frontier questions on digital public infrastructure (DPI) and data governance. Fellows bring their own knowledge and research agenda while contributing to DIAL's core thematic priorities: creating more value for more people from data; understanding how digital systems and services impact people, including and especially the most marginalised; and accelerating the adoption of data-sharing and governance practices that fuel innovation and empower people. SUPPORT: a USD 5,000 stipend for research completed over 6-8 months, plus mentorship from DIAL staff and industry experts, access to DIAL's network and resources, collaboration with partner organisations, and support amplifying the work. Each fellow produces two preliminary pieces and one final, more extensive output (research papers or reports, policy briefs, expert-comment series, etc.). ELIGIBILITY: professionals from academia, the private sector, and civil society, typically with 8-15 years of experience in digital development, policy, or research; demonstrated work at the intersection of technology and society (including DPI and data governance); a track record of high-quality writing, research, or policy briefs; experience working in or with global majority countries; and strong analytical and communication skills. TO APPLY (rolling basis): submit a CV or resume, a writing sample or portfolio, and a research proposal. Questions: fellows@dial.global. Apply via https://dial.global/apply-to-our-fellows-program/.
A one-year fellowship placing Fellows directly inside government, non-profit and social-enterprise host institutions across the United States to design and implement high-impact programs, translating data-driven insights into actionable policy recommendations, new programs and operational changes for the partners they serve. STIPEND: USD 47,000 living stipend for the year (scaled up for higher-cost cities) plus a reimbursable health-insurance stipend up to USD 5,000. ELIGIBILITY: primarily intended for candidates graduating from their academic programs in 2026 and/or already working full-time; this is a full-time 12-month commitment. PROCESS: applications and interviews are considered on a ROLLING basis starting in March, so applicants are encouraged to apply early; most engagements begin between June and November, with partner match meetings 6 to 8 weeks before the anticipated start. APPLY: https://www.adf.uchicago.edu/apply
The CHAI Research Fellowship trains highly qualified postdoctoral researchers to advance beneficial AI, working with CHAI faculty Stuart Russell, Pieter Abbeel and Anca Dragan and collaborating with affiliate faculty at Berkeley AI Research and beyond. Fellows have broad freedom to pursue novel research toward provably beneficial AI systems in areas such as reasoning, decision making, learning, multi-agent systems and philosophical foundations, using probability theory, game theory and control theory. Current topics of interest include theoretical foundations of intelligent agent architecture, expressive formal languages for probability models (including probabilistic programming), decision making over long time scales, cumulative lifelong learning, human-in-the-loop planning and reinforcement learning, human-robot interaction, the structure of human preferences, acting on behalf of multiple humans, robust cooperation in heterogeneous multi-agent systems, and mechanism design for human-machine systems. Fellows may also lead collaborations, advise junior researchers, and teach. QUALIFICATIONS: a PhD (or about to be obtained) in a relevant technical discipline (computer science, statistics, mathematics, or theoretical economics) and a record of high-quality published research; prior work on the AI control problem is not required. International applicants are eligible (visa sponsorship provided). TO APPLY: submit via the CHAI application form a resume, a one-page statement of interest describing the research you would like to undertake, and the names and emails of two academic referees. Start date is flexible and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis (no fixed deadline). General enquiries: chai-info@berkeley.edu.
Supports journalists producing long-form investigative reports and tech-policy researchers conducting research, analysis or evaluation that informs policy related to the Kapor Foundation's three priority areas, with an emphasis on responsible AI and tech ethics. Priority areas: CS/AI Education, Innovation, Governance. Aims to dismantle systemic inequities in the tech sector by funding researchers and investigative journalists exploring barriers and driving actionable solutions. Applications accepted on a rolling basis; first awards to be announced by 30 June 2026.
The microagi Research Fellowship (Cohort 01) provides researchers with frontier-lab resources and the freedom to work on hard problems in robotics, embodied AI, and the systems around them. Fellows work in residence for six months at microagi's offices in Munich or Zurich. AMOUNT: up to $2,000,000 in compute; $10,000/month stipend. RESEARCH AREAS: (1) Long Horizon Dexterous Manipulation -- end-to-end models for complex multi-stage tasks with dexterous hands, natural language instruction following, memory across long task sequences, fine-grained physical control in unstructured environments; (2) Cross Embodiment Learning; (3) On Device Physical Intelligence; (4) Safe and Reliable Deployment. microagi's model is to deploy embodied intelligence into physical-world operations and turn what it learns there into compounding research. REFERRAL: $10,000 bonus for referring a candidate who is accepted into the cohort. No application deadline publicly stated as of June 2026 -- one cohort only, apply as soon as possible via https://www.microagi.ai/fellowship.
The Good Life Residents Program is a six-month Roosevelt Institute initiative that develops new leaders and elevates bold ideas across six economic policy priorities under its Good Life Agenda. Each topic area hosts a cohort of 3 to 4 residents plus 1 to 2 senior Topic Advisors (academics, policy leaders, organizers or government practitioners) who provide strategic and intellectual mentorship and moderate the closing event. Residents write a roughly 1,500-word original policy essay advancing a people-centered policy vision against a topic-specific prompt, take part in structured dialogue with peers, Topic Advisors and Roosevelt Think Tank directors, help prepare and appear at a culminating public event, contribute to press opportunities such as op-eds and reporter calls where applicable, and act as ambassadors for the Good Life Agenda in their professional and public networks. The current round, the AI and Finance Residents Program, is run in partnership with Data & Society and asks for bold ideas on how to shape, redirect, interrupt or make more visible and contestable the flows of capital into generative AI. Framing: breakneck investment in generative AI technology and infrastructure is distorting the stock market, profit measures, bond issuance, the pace and composition of growth, job creation and trade policy, with seven tech companies accounting for more than a third of S&P 500 market capitalisation and complex, sometimes circular financial arrangements obscuring risk. Suggested lines of inquiry include what government interventions could improve public oversight, risk allocation and direction-setting in private markets; how other investments could be coordinated and scaled if AI spending is crowding them out; what role public spending or new institutions could play in catalysing technology R&D designed to support workers, sustainability and supply chains; what democratic input mechanisms would keep state influence over capital flows less vulnerable to corruption; and how federal AI policy should address public hostility to data centre investments alongside national security and competitiveness. Compensation is USD 3,000 plus travel and accommodation for the culminating event. FLAG: Roosevelt does not publish an application deadline for the AI and Finance round on the programme page, and earlier rounds (Social Security financing, Federal Reserve powers, housing) each ran their own short application window. Check the Formstack application form linked from the programme page for the current closing date before applying.
Luminos.AI, an embedded AI-governance and legal-risk infrastructure company (built by former Fortune 500 AI governance leads and company-builders), runs a part-time fellowship for a technically inclined law student or recent graduate who wants to work at the frontier of AI agent oversight and risk evaluation. Fellows work directly with senior lawyers and engineers on the practical problem of how to test, evaluate and govern generative and agentic AI systems that change every quarter. WHAT YOU DO: research and help design rigorous testing and evaluation approaches for generative and agentic AI, translating fast-moving legal and regulatory requirements into concrete, testable standards; track the global AI regulatory landscape in real time and turn it into practical guardrails; draft frameworks, workflows and risk assessments that hold up under real deployment conditions; and partner closely with the technical team, where comfort around code, models or data is an asset. Fellows with technical skills who want to spend part of their time working directly with engineering are encouraged to do so. WHO YOU ARE: currently pursuing a JD (or a recent graduate) from a top law program; an excellent researcher and writer comfortable applying existing law to genuinely new situations; genuinely enthusiastic about AI and willing to learn the technical details. Bonus: coding ability, ML/GenAI exposure, or a background in privacy, security or data governance law. TERMS: USD 35 per hour, remote, part-time, flexible 3 to 6 month term, with direct mentorship from senior legal and technical leadership. TO APPLY: send a cover letter, resume, transcript and writing sample to careers@luminos.ai with the subject line 'Application for Luminos.AI Fall 2026 Fellowship'. Rolling review with remote interviews.
The ILIAD Intensive is a four-week, full-time, in-person program for mathematically strong researchers interested in foundational AI alignment, running in London (at LISA) and in Berkeley. It runs five days a week, 10am to 6pm, in cohorts of 15 to 30 participants. CURRICULUM, across five clusters: Alignment (decomposing the alignment problem, pretraining, post-training and deployment, reward learning); Learning (deep learning theory, singular learning theory, training dynamics); Abstractions, Representations and Interpretability (mechanistic interpretability, natural latents); Agency (reinforcement learning, decision theory, agent foundations); and Safety Guarantees (debate, steganography, the limits of interpretability). MONEY: no tuition is charged. Each participant receives a USD 5,000 travel and housing allowance, office space at the venue, and lunch and dinner five days a week. Participants book and pay for their own travel and accommodation out of the allowance. ELIGIBILITY: a strong mathematical background, typically graduate-level study or a completed degree in mathematics, physics or theoretical computer science, though mathematical maturity is weighted more heavily than specific credentials. Research experience, general competence and motivation are also assessed. Prior machine learning or alignment experience is not required. DEADLINE: no fixed closing date is published. A single application covers several upcoming programs and applicants indicate their preferred dates and locations; applications are being accepted for the October 2026 and November 2026 cohorts. HOW TO APPLY: through the application portal at iliad.ac/apply. Questions to contact@iliad.ac.
The Anthropic Fellows Program is a four-month, fully funded research fellowship with direct mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Fellows work on empirical projects aligned with Anthropic's research priorities using external infrastructure, aiming to produce public outputs such as papers. Five workstreams: AI Safety, AI Security, ML Systems and Performance, Reinforcement Learning, and Economics and Policy; safety topics include scalable oversight, adversarial robustness, mechanistic interpretability, and model organisms. FUNDING: a weekly stipend of USD 3,850 (GBP 2,310 / CAD 4,300), around USD 15,000 per month in compute funding, and other research expenses. ELIGIBILITY: fluent Python; available full-time for four months; strong technical background in computer science, mathematics, or physics; work authorization in the US, UK, or Canada (no visa sponsorship). Locations: San Francisco, London, Ontario, or remote within those countries. APPLICATION: rolling, via the Constellation portal; the process includes an initial application, reference checks, technical assessments, interviews, and a research discussion. The next cohort is expected to start in January 2027, so apply well before the end of 2026.